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Exodus 7:1-2 KJV
Exodus · chapter 7 · verses 1–2 · King James Version
1And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 2Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.Exodus 7:1-2 · King James Version
Exodus 7:1-2 in context
1And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
2Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
3And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
4But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
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Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- brotherʼâcha brother )H251 →
- commandtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
- AaronʼAhărôwnAharon, the brother of MosesH175 →
- speakdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
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Here, I. God encourages Moses to go to Pharaoh, and at last silences all his discouragements. 1. He clothes him with great power and authority (Exo 7:1): I have made thee a god to Pharaoh; that is, my representative in this affair, as magistrates are called gods, because they are God's viceregents.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7